Throwing knife

2013-11-08T15:27:01Z

77.9.186.58:

{{Era|ACAC|AC|AC2|AC2D|ACB|ACR}}
{{WP-REAL|Throwing knife}}
[[File:Throwing Knives.png|250px|right|thumb|A set of throwing knives]]
'''Throwing knives''' were small blades that could kill unarmored enemies and rooftop sentries. [[Assassins]] used them to either injure enemies, or take them out from a distance.

==High Middle Ages==
[[File:Majd Archer Assassination 2.png|thumb|left|250px|Altaïr throwing a knife at an archer]]
Assassins of the High Middle Ages were permitted to use throwing knives upon reaching the fourth [[Ranks|rank]]. The knives also seemed to be one of the most powerful weapons after the [[Hidden Blade]]; with a single, accurate hit resulting in a kill on all targets but major [[Templars]].

If ever an Assassin ran out of knives, he could get more by either [[pickpocketing]] [[thugs]] or defeating them in a [[Fists|fistfight]], or by returning to either an [[Assassins' Bureau]] or [[Masyaf]].

The amount of knives [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] could hold increased at certain ranks, wherein he obtained a knife belt. Each knife belt could hold up to five knives, and were kept at his waist, left boot, and right shoulder. These belts were obtained at the fourth, seventh, and tenth ranks respectively.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

==Renaissance==
[[File:Power to people 4.png|thumb|250px|Ezio throwing a knife at [[Girolamo Savonarola|Savonarola]]]]
Throwing knives were also used by Assassins of the [[Renaissance]] era, though they were not quite as effective, and could not normally cause a kill in a single hit; particularly with the improved armor possessed by high-ranked [[guards]]. To compensate, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] could hold up to twenty-five knives at a time, all of which he sheathed at his waist.

Throwing knives could be bought from any of the city [[blacksmiths]] for 50 florins each. Extra sheaths for knives could be purchased at [[Tailors|tailor]] shops.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Advanced use===
Though initially only throwing one knife at a time, Ezio learned to throw several at once from the combat instructor at [[Monteriggioni]].

This special attack allowed Ezio to throw three knives mid-combat, effectively dispatching up to three enemies. Despite taking a longer time to aim and use, the ability allowed an instant kill on any targeted enemy.<ref name="AC2"/>

Later, upon traveling to [[Rome]] and becoming a [[Master Assassin]], Ezio was able to throw multiple knives at enemies, even when not engaged in battle. He was able to adjust the number of knives thrown at a time, one for each enemy in range.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Furthermore, Ezio was also able to [[Dual-wielding|dual-wield]] throwing knives alongside his [[Short blades|short blade]], much as Altaïr did.<ref name="AC"/> This allowed him to more quickly switch between long and short-ranged attacks.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

{{-}}
==Modern times==
[[File:ACBTK.png|right|thumb]]
In [[Abstergo Industries]], throwing knives served as an [[Multiplayer Abilities|ability]] that its recruits could use while training in their respective [[Animus|Animi]]. However, the knives used were always non-lethal, and could only temporarily slow down or unbalance an opponent.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

==Trivia==
;''Assassin's Creed''
* During the Animus loading sequence in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', the player could select the throwing knives and throw an infinite number of them.
* On the Xbox 360 version of ''Assassin's Creed'', the [[assassin's Creed achievements|achievement]] "Eagle's Eye" could be unlocked by killing 75 guards with throwing knives.
* There was a glitch after unlocking the short blade for the first time. In the Animus loading sequence, the player could use throwing knives even if they had not yet been unlocked.

;''Assassin's Creed II''
* When not locked onto a target, Ezio would throw a knife in the last direction he walked toward. Certain targets would not run unless Ezio entered a particular zone around them. If Ezio remained out of this zone and threw knives using the described method, he could easily kill the target.
* Even after using all throwing knives, they were still visible on Ezio's knife belt.
* An additional five throwing knives could be purchased through [[Uplay]] for 20 Units.
* It took two throwing knives to kill a guard who was alert, but only one to kill a guard to whom Ezio was invisible.
** [[Venice]] and [[Forlì]] were exceptions, where it took two knives regardless.

;Other
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'', the design for throwing knives was altered. In the first game, it was simply a flat knife, whereas in ''Bloodlines'', it possessed a cylindrical hilt and a four-sided blade.
* A throwing knife from [[Rodrigo Borgia]] nearly killed [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]] in [[Rome]].
* Giovanni Auditore only carried two throwing knives, on his chest, and it is unexplained if this was due to his preference, or to his skill (or lack thereof) with the weapon.
* In Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, only one knife can be stocked, and they can't be purchased or crafted. Instead, an Agile soldier has to be unarmed.
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', regardless of the throwing knife capacity of the knife belt, there was no visible knife belt present.
** Oddly, the knife belt only appeared when the character was in a state of loading (such as when Ezio glowed white during an armor switch or clothes dyeing), or within the [[Animus Virtual Training Program]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{AC}}
{{ACII}}
{{ACBH}}
{{ACR}}
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations weapons]]

Cannon

2013-11-08T15:18:05Z

77.9.186.58:

{{Era|ACB|ACPL|Bbook|ACR|AC3}}
{{WP-REAL|Cannon}}
[[File:Hell_on_Wheels_12.png|thumb|250px|right|Ezio lighting a cannon]]
'''Cannons''' are projectile-based weaponry, used since Medieval times. They were often situated on stone walls, towers, [[Forts|fortresses]] or [[ships]].

==Ammunition==
[[File:The Ghost War Act 1 1.png|thumb|250px|Grapeshot laying waste to gunboats]]
*'''{{Wiki|Round shot}}''' is the term for a normal cannonball.<ref name="AC3"/>
*'''[[Chain Shot]] {{Wiki|Chain-shot}}s''' consisted of two linked cannonballs designed to disable a ship's sails, allowing her to be boarded.<ref name="AC3"/>
*'''{{Wiki|Grapeshot}}''' referred to small balls or slugs fired through the gun muzzle from a bag, similar to an impact of a shotgun. Small ships would fire grapeshot due to their lack of guns, but were also susceptible to it.<ref name="AC3"/>
*'''{{Wiki|Heated shot}}s''' were designed to set a ship on fire. Men-of-War and frigates were armed with these.<ref name="AC3"/>

==History==
===Renaissance Italy===
[[File:Vilified_2.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio using a cannon during the siege of Monteriggioni]]
Sometime in late 1499, [[Mario Auditore]] upgraded the arsenal of [[Monteriggioni]] by adding mounted cannons to the walls of the town. In anticipation of an attack from the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]], or from their long time enemies in [[Florence]], Mario rigorously trained his men in the cannons' use.

A few days after their installation, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and several of Monteriggioni's [[mercenaries]] used the cannons to repel the Borgia forces, after they had begun a [[Siege of Monteriggioni|siege on the town]], destroying many of the [[French Army]]'s cannons.

[[Leonardo da Vinci]] incorporated cannons into his [[War Machines]] for [[Cesare Borgia]]'s army, including the [[tank]], [[Flying Machine|bomber]], and [[Naval Cannon]]. The Naval Cannon was a boat capable of launching heated shots at a ship's sails, causing the masts to topple.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

===Ottoman Empire===
Cannons were among the [[War Machines (Den Defense)|War Machines]] used by the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]] in their struggle for control of [[Constantinople]] with the [[Turkish Assassins]]. The Assassins eventually responded in kind by incorporating cannons into their barricades.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

===Colonial America===
[[File:ACIII-Chase_7.png|thumb|250px|The ''[[Aquila]]'' avoiding mortar fire]]
Cannons were used by armies and navies during the struggles for control of [[North America]] during the 18th century. Cannons and mortars were placed in [[forts]], and transported on carts to the fields of battle, where they bolstered the firepower of troops using [[firearms|muskets]], neutralizing entire platoons at a time if aimed properly.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

Also introduced by this century were {{Wiki|swivel gun}}s, which were designed to fire beyond the normal range of a naval cannon. A single shot could blow up a ship after barrage had exposed its gunpowder supply, or detonate [[naval mines]]. There were also {{Wiki|Mortar (weapon)|mortars}}, cannons which fired [[bombs]] upwards to fall and detonate on a close range target. Mortar fire was capable of stripping ships of all weaponry.<ref name="AC3"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
Harsh Words PL.jpg|Cannons used in the Defense of [[Camerino]]
Fall of Monteriggioni EzioCannon Concept.JPG|Concept art of Ezio firing a cannon
Battle for Bunker hill concept by Gilles Beloiel.png|Concept art of cannons used during the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]]
Target Practice 1.png|The mercenaries by a cannon
ACIII-Execution_5.png|[[Haytham Kenway]] sabotaging a cannon
ACIII-BattleofMonmouth_2.png|A cannon being used during the [[Battle of Monmouth]]
</gallery>

==Reference==
{{Reflist}}
{{ACB}}
{{ACR}}
{{AC3}}
[[Category:Weapons]]

Assassin's Creed Wiki - User contributions [en-gb]

Throwing knife

Cannon